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The one with the Illamasqua dupe… Back in 2016 I headed to Selfridges to find a new foundation. I not only found a foundation, but a primer base and a concealer. And everything has stayed the same. Kind of. I still use Double Wear from Estee Lauder as a foundation (the lighter version in…
This last week or so has been hell on my skin. Snow, ice cold winds, central heating, and a bloody freezing gym have all conspired to make my skin tight, dry, flaky, itchy and downright unpleasant. Even my usual daily regime hasn’t helped. Even it’s combination of gentle cleansing, layers of moisture, and a nice…
Before I begin this, I’m going to just give you a quick warning that this may contain images of skin. Wobbly thighs, my arm, my feet. Nothing very rude (so don’t go giddy expecting oodles of nudity), but you know, bits of skin. After all, a scrub is best used in the shower, so that’s…
The older I get, the more I worry about my skin. It’s always been try and sensitive – and annoyingly it gets used to moisturisers too fast for my liking. One minute it works, the next minute I’m just smearing it about on top of my skin and it still looks horridly dry and flaky….
Most of the brands in the beauty halls I’ve heard of. MAC, Illamasqua, Charlotte Tilbury. I’ve a bit of an understanding about the brands, I love to wander through and ogle the colours, the packaging. It’s so shiny and pretty. It’s seductive, and of course deliberately so. So it’s odd that a brand – the…
I’m getting older. And the older I get, the weirder my skin seems to get. And now the seasons are changing and I’m out running in colder weather, wind and rain, I know I’m going to spend a small fortune on trying to keep the moisture in my skin. I’m always looking for something that…